Ceremony’s New Album Cover Clearly Ripped-Off Kirk Van Houten of ‘The Simpsons’

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Ceremony vs Dignity

Most folks that view the new album artwork of punk rock band Ceremony’s latest effort, “The L-Shaped Man,” probably just see a simple sketch. But to the eagle eyes at Vice, they see plagiarism.

Ceremony has ripped off Kirk Van Houten of The Simpsons and his Pictionary illustration.

Not only did the Vice folks catch it, but they also announced their find with an article chock full o’ references. (Seriously, these people know their Simpsons shit.)

The drawing in question came from season eight’s “A Milhouse Divided,” and a quick comparison makes the similarities very clear.

So fess up, Ceremony, and admit your guilt. We know your surprised look is actually due to your eyebrows being blown off in a toy rocket explosion. That’s right, don’t pretend like you can’t hear us because you’re wearing your jacuzzi suit.

For a sample of how Ceremony sounds when mashed up with Kirk Van Houten’s original single “Can I Borrow A Feeling?” click the link below. There’s also a Vine of the perpetrators themselves listening to one of the mashups at the Vice offices. Funny stuff.

[via Vice]

About Gonzo Green

@Gonzo_Green is a chronic sufferer of Pre-life Crisis Syndrome. He drinks frequently, and wears hats sometimes, with these events occasionally occurring concurrently. Gonzo also likes watching baseball, and putting ketchup on foods that ketchup has no business being on. He enjoys rock’n’roll from the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s, when rock was rock, and meaningless repetitive phrases were frowned upon. But it is what it is.